Core Leadership Application

We are now accepting applications for core leadership. BSN recruits 6-8 new Black members each year for core leadership positions. Those selected go through a 3-6 month training, live communally, and work collectively for the duration of their tenure with BSN.

Please click the "Leadership Roles" button below, and read the PDF prior to filling out the application.

Members of core leadership are required to attend twice weekly training and study groups. Please list skills, knowledge, and experience you believe should be fostered, developed and accumulated during these exercises: *

What do you imagine is the necessary weekly time commitment from each member of BSN's core leadership? *

Is it possible to make the movement for Black liberation an intersectional effort? (Intersectional movements are multifaceted responses to overlapping systems of oppression. ) *

Under what circumstances is it appropriate to contact law enforcement agencies? *

Describe the merit, or lack thereof, in reformism. (Reformism is the idea that one can transform a system by making gradual changes.) : *

In your opinion, is violence ever an appropriate form of resistance? *

What are effective tactics to utilize in pursuit of harmonious, cooperative living? *

How do you approach interpersonal conflict within Black organizing spaces? *

What principles guide your activism/organizing? *

Describe your experience as a Black person living in America: *

Based on your understanding of Black Sovereign Nation's mission, programs, and initiatives, what is missing from the organization's analysis or agenda? *

What is your take on Black capitalism as a method of empowerment? *

Will you be available to live full-time at a Black Sovereign Cooperative by January 1st?